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Compiz Fusion is great when it works but still a pain to get running right. I normally just install the latest Ubuntu Envy and let it take care of loading the latest video drivers. Or, just make sure the restricted drivers for the new distro are loaded. http://www.albertomilone.com/nvidia_scripts1.html

I've been using Ubuntu since 6.04 - Ubuntu 7.10 on my main machine, Xubuntu 7.10 on an older laptop. My mom is even running Ubuntu. I'm going to wait a couple days - last update the servers were very slow though the first weekend with all the traffic. Since its a LTS version I don't expect any major changes - anything cool? What I'm really waiting for is XRandR 1.3 - its supposed to support xinerama/twinview across 2 video card.

Uber something but conscience would not have been my guess. The cold air intake is the only pipe that passed through the building. The exhaust is inside the intake. If the cold air intake gets hot enough for combustion something really bad happened and stainless isn't going to help much at that point. Now the inner exhaust may be stainless - I'd have to go look but its cold, dark and rainy outside.

The venting was a single 5" PVC tube - exhaust on the inside, air intake around the outside. A 5" hole saw made short work of my basement header board.

I put one in my house last year. Its excellent - extremely efficient, quiet, doesn't take up much space and you can take as long a shower as you want. Mine is a Rinnai R53i propane model. It will heat up to 5.3 GPM - enough for 2 showers at the same time. It cost right around $1550 installed. I already had propane but all the gas lines needed to be ran to it. The unit itself was around $900 + $300 for the installation kits/parts and the rest labor. It took a 1/2 day to put in - I took care of removing the old one myself. There is a tax credit this year that is something like $300 - So, 1250 in the end. It was going to be about $700-$1000 to replace what I had. The yearly savings roughly worked out to $300 - so, a 2 year ROI plus the tankless water heater has a significantly long lifespan. Here's the link: http://www.foreverhotwater.com/ A couple notes: Instead of a water softener you can simply draining then flushing it with vinegar every couple years. Mine has a drain on both the input and output for that. Also, it is not hot at all - I can put my hand directly on the exhaust vent. Heat going out is lost efficiency.

Last week the package manager of both my computers popped up with a message saying a new distribution was ready to install. I pressed the install button and an hour or so later the new OS was installed. No free shirt - but all free software.

The root password is the password for the first user created - probably your normal password. Use sudo instead of su.

You can try something Xfce based (the interface is Windows-ish and fast) - Xubuntu would be a good choice. I'm running Xubuntu on a dirt slow 1999 Dell laptop with very good speed. The live CD before installing will tell you if its fast enough before needing to install anything. http://www.xubuntu.org/

There wasn't any ammo for the assault rifle according to a recent article - "The genuine assault rifle, for which no ammunition was found in the home...." So the headline "Boy, 14, Seized in Plot to Open Fire at School" - must have meant he planned on opening fire with the BB guns and taking the assualt rifle along for its bludgeoning abilities. Not sure that really qualifies as a gun crime. The grenades (if functional - it looks like they were hand-mande) and swords, knives would have been the only thing lethal. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/12/us/12plot.html?em&ex=1192334400&en=2319da34747b6831&ei=5087%0A

Without an error code its hard to say what is wrong. In order to get to the error code history you need to go into service mode. To do that hold the stop key and turn the switch from OFF to VTR - continue holding the stop key for 5 seconds. Once in service mode the control dial scrolls through the errors in order. The errors will look like - [1] C:11:11 Post the errors and I can check the service manual. In the past I have found that the eject problem on my PC100 has related to the tape transport getting crud in it or humidity.

I go there for business once in awhile. I've only spent any time around Tokyo and the Mt. Fuji area. Tokyo is easy if you don't speak Japanese but once you get out of the city its a lot more challenging.

I have a Tamron 17-35 and 28-75 both in Canon EOS mount and they are excellent lenses. They are fast 2.8 zooms and optically very good even on full frame. The biggest drawbacks are that they are not that cheap ($500 and $350), not small (fast & full frame) and do not have full-time manual focus. I cannot comment on Cosina.

I don't mind the price since I hate cleaning. I like to boil water, pour water into bag, eat out of bag, pack empty bags out - no mess, no trace, easy on lazy me. I have a dehydrator somewhere, never really used it.

I carry an Adventure Medical ultralite medical kit (.7 I think) and adventure medical pocket Survival pack for backpacking. Also use a Garmin Rino GPS with radio, weather, etc. For eat'n I prefer Mountain House Chili mac or similar made over the roaring flame of a jetboil.

What, don't trust me? http://www.nokiausa.com/internettablet

That damned M$ Windows virus is very persistent. I finally got it removed from my Mother's computer and now she's very happily running Ubuntu. If my mother can run Linux anyone can.

Ubuntu will setup dual boot itself during install if you select it. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsDualBoot?action=show&redirect=WindowsDualBootHowTo I have a hidden WinXP partition but it never gets used - I use WinXP in VMWare for the couple programs that don't play well, Garmin GPS being the big one. There is a GParted live CD that can take care of the partitioning if you don't want to use what is built into the Feisty live CD. http://gparted.sourceforge.net/download.php

I use Ubuntu 7.04 on my desktop, Xubuntu 7.04 on an old laptop and Maemo (debian for internet tablet) on my Nokia 770. If it wasn't for dual LCD + 3D acceleration with an ATI graphics card I would say I couldn't be happier but ATI Linux drivers suck.

Froglady and I have a Rino 130, Rino 110 and an older GPS12 map. The Rino is a great GPS for backpacking and hiking. Its very tough, good battery and the controls are well setup for hiking needs. The 130 has mapping, weather radio, altimeter, compass and more memory than the 110. We never really use the radios except for the weather radio, which comes in handy, the radio is more aof a safety feature. I use Garmin's mapsource for routing on the PC with a tie-in to Google Earth - works well for planning hiking/backpacking trips.

I think we are still looking for a 4th for Sunday and Monday - so come on up.

Sprint forces the landline on me to have DSL. I went without a land line for awhile and was using Navini wireless internet - off a cell tower but it started getting popular and they wouldn't upgrade the infrastructure and got slow as dial-up during peak hours. I had to switch to something and cable is not available in my area. Sprint DSL was the only real option. I'm happy with the internet service but that $35/month extra for the landline is hard to swallow especially since the first week I had it I was travelling for business, didn't give the number to anyone and had 27 messages from telemarketers when I got home. The ringer is not even turned on now. Land lines suck, paying for one just for internet sucks worse.

I have 2 Garmin GPS units. A 9 year old GPS 12Map and Rino 130 GPS/radio. Neither are car units but in general Garmin stuff is bullet proof. They have baked in the sun, froze though a winter skydive, swam in streams, taken lots of drops, knocks and keep working. I have a windshield mount for the car and use Mapsource computer files to load info to them for driving. Not the same as a dedicated car unit but works pretty good in the car.

A couple years ago a couple dogs came into my yard and attached my black lab. He's pretty big and was doing ok but I went over to break it up and one of the dogs tried to bite me - he missed and got a couple kicks to the ribs for his efforts. I got them broken up and my dog inside. The dogs stayed in my yard so out came the Kimber .45. I was able to control the dogs and get them back to the owner after they calmed down a bit. I think when he noticed the bulge from the large caliber handgun he decided to install a fence and no longer let the dogs roam.

Lynn was so scared of the attempted Casa/PAC docks she kept her seatbelt on. Thanks for bringing it all together Pam. Bigways, food, parties were great.

Trek 8000. I think its a '96 model. Hard tail w/bonded aluminum frame. I think the only part left from the original bike is the frame and maybe the seat post.